deifying
present participle ofdeify
deify
verb[T]
uk/ˈdeɪ.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈdiː.ɪ.faɪ/to make someone or something into agod:
The Romans used to deifytheiremperors.
disapproving
toconsidersomeone or something to be soimportantthat they arealmostlike agod:
Pelé was deified by hisfans.
Worshipping a god
- adoration
- adore
- churchgoing
- deification
- deify
- devout
- devoutly
- devoutness
- glory
- godliness
- godly
- idolater
- pious
- piously
- practising
- praise
- prostrate
- worship
- worshipper
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Showing respect and admiration
Examplesofdeifying
deifying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I enjoyed the way he presents the various positions of many historical figures and movements in relatively sympathetic terms, rather than demonizing ordeifyingthese actors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His success is believed to be an outcome of his objective study of the texts instead ofdeifyingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The song is about the rise and fall of a hero, and the public's role in creating, destroying, anddeifyingits heroes.
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